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Corporate News:Mark Shapiro is a dynamic guy with a fantastic vision for Six Flags. They all truly believe that he will lead Six Flags to the next level.Headquarters is moving from Oklahoma City to Times Square in New York City at the end of this month.Six Flags is VERY focused on the guest. The new management understands that when you invest time, attention and resources into your facilities and team members, guests will enjoy their experience and the parks will succeed.They disagree with the philosophy of putting two or three major attractions in a handful of parks and ignoring the rest.They believe in world-class facilities that deliver on every level.Moving forward, they want to see significant improvements in every park, not just the lucky few.There?s a buzz and excitement throughout the entire company. They know that the decisions made over the last 8 years cannot be reversed overnight, and that all of the wonderfully positive changes and ideas we have will take time to accomplish.They ask for your patience and your support as all Six Flags team members work to make the parks the absolute best entertainment experience they can be.Great Adventure News:Smoking is out, and you can still come back in. The new management is extremely family focused. They?ve made all parks smoke-free environments. For those of you who do smoke, you will be able to do so in designated areas only.Just to clarify if anyone is confused about park re-entry, all parks are continuing their policy of allowing guests to leave and re-enter the park on the same day.More Characters:In addition to the loveable Looney Tunes characters like Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Foghorn, Marvin, Wile E., Porky, Petunia, Pepe, Speedy, Lola, Gossamer and the rest, three new DC Comics super heroes will join Batman and Robin this season, The Flash, Green Lantern, and yes, Wonder Woman. You will see MANY more characters in the park.During the past 8 years, they have focused so much attention on hardware, while the quality of the software, what we call ?touch points,? diminished.You?ll see more entertainment than ever before. You?ll see more of Bugs Bunny and his pals, more strolling street performers, more ambassadors to help you throughout the day, more security and less line cutting, friendlier, more knowledgeable team members, more family-friendly programs like parent swapping and family fun guides, trams that actually ride through the parking lot to pick up guests, a new website that?s fun, easy and interactive, rides that run ?and run at full capacity and more.Again they ask your patience as all of these things will not be in place by opening day.2006 maintenance and operations improvements:More trams & buses, better lighting in the parking lot and toll plaza, new and improved entrance and exit signage, and new in-park maps and signage.Onto the rides...They are completing a major overhaul of Spinmeister, which includes re-machining the axle, new bearings, and replacing hydraulic motors. Spinmeister will be ready for April 1.They are completing a major overhaul of Flying Wave, our swings. Flying Wave will be ready for April 1.Batman the Ride is getting a new lift chain.Great American Scream Machine is getting a new lift drive.Rolling Thunder is getting annual track replacements on the lift and in the back turn. He got a bunch of new skid brakes and side panels on his trains.Chiller has had LIMs replaced in the station and booster area. Robin will be ready for April 1, and Batman will be ready shortly after.Runaway Mine Train is getting a paint job of his station, track and supports in that area, getting a new lift chain, trains are getting painted and getting new restraint upgrades with individual lap bars.What ELSE is new for 2006:Bugs Bunny National Park, the third children?s area which features wilderness theming and is located between Lakefront and Frontier Adventure. It will be home to five rides, some just for kids and others accommodating parents. Those rides include a kiddie carousel, Samba tower, junior Ferris wheel, mini himalaya and mini airplanes.BBNP will also have a huge sprinkling fountain for kids to run under, as well as a snack bar called Looney Tunes Camp Kitchen, the Bugs Bunny Wilderness Theater featuring an interactive kids show, and Ambassadors of the Wild, small exotic animals and their trainers, like the ones found in the Golden Kingdom last year.Plaza del Carnaval, is home to Rolling Thunder, the new La Cocina Mexican restaurant, the new El Mercado marketplace-style shopping area, and games.The new family ride, Tango, is a Zamperla rockin? tug, and El Toro.trains, magnetic brakes and the prefab track.El Toro Opening:They are not aiming for opening day ? it will be a little bit later in the spring. Keep checking sixflags.com and this site as well for updates.Finally, Coaster Celebration is on June 17.
At EastCoaster, the presentation said 8pm-12am. Just thought I would throw that out there.
I'm surprised the annoucement of a new website didn't spark more excitement lol. That has been long needed.
Topic: Official EastCoaster News (Read 15846 times)
